Built for UK small businesses

Compliance software for cafés and coffee shops

Cafés face a unique compliance challenge: right-to-work checks, food hygiene certificates, and a team that often includes overseas workers on time-limited visas. KornerIQ brings it all together — expiry alerts, document storage, and holiday tracking in one dashboard.

Sound familiar?

  • Food hygiene certificates lapsing without warning — liability in an EHO inspection
  • Right-to-work checks not renewed when staff visas expire
  • Holiday requests managed on a paper rota — disputes about who approved what
  • No central record of staff documents for Environmental Health inspections
  • High staff turnover means right-to-work checks constantly need logging for new starters

KornerIQ replaces all of this with one dashboard — built for the way UK small businesses actually run.

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Right-to-work compliance

Log share code checks digitally. Automatic alerts before each visa or pre-settled status expires — no missed follow-ups.

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Food hygiene tracking

Track Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate expiry for every café team member. Alerts sent before any certificate lapses.

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Holiday and rota management

Digital holiday requests with one-click approvals. Sick leave logged automatically. Bradford Factor calculated per employee.

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Employee documents

All staff documents in one secure, searchable place — contracts, payslips, right-to-work evidence, allergen training records.

Frequently asked questions

What food hygiene records must a café keep?

Café owners must keep records of food hygiene training for all staff who handle food. Level 2 Food Hygiene certificates must be renewed typically every 3 years. During an EHO inspection, you must be able to produce current certificates for all food-handling staff. KornerIQ tracks expiry dates and sends alerts before any certificate lapses.

My baristas are on student visas — how do I track their right to work?

Student visa holders have the right to work up to 20 hours per week during term time (full-time in vacations). Their right to work is time-limited, so you must conduct a follow-up right-to-work check before their student visa expires. KornerIQ tracks each expiry date and sends alerts at 90, 60, 30 and 7 days before each deadline.

Do I need a formal holiday system for a small café team?

You are not legally required to use software, but without a system you have no audit trail for holiday requests — which creates exposure in employment tribunal disputes. KornerIQ provides a simple digital request and approval process, with automatic leave balance tracking.

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